backgrounded

Verb

background (third-person singular simple present backgrounds, present participle backgrounding, simple past and past participle backgrounded)

1. (transitive) To place in the background.
   • Ha! I see Venus’ transit now;—lo! a new planet there;—and behind all, an infinite starry nebulousness, as if thy being were backgrounded by some spangled vail of mystery.1852, Herman Melville, Pierre; or The Ambiguities
2. (figuratively, transitive) To put in a position that is not prominent.
   • One aspect of the story that appears interesting is that the alleged rapist and victim are only referred to by name together in the same sentence once. In all the other sentences, one receives more focus, while the other is backgrounded.2006, Paul Baker, Using Corpora in Discourse Analysis, page 163

   Synonyms:

   downplay

3. To gather and provide background information (on).
4. (transitive) To increase the weight and immunity of (a calf) by feeding with forage and grains, as an intermediate stage in cattle production, between weaning and placement in a feedlot.

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